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  7. American Asters
  8. Salt Marsh Asters
  9. Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster

species 13,182 observations

Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum divaricatum

Status
native
Keystone
101 caterpillar species raised on Symphyotrichum herbaceous plants
Bees
13 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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281 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Pearl Crescent, Isabella Tiger Moth, Peppered Moth, American Lady 56
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Hairy-banded Mining Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee 13
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ophiomyia quinta, Calycomyza promissa 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Keeled Treehopper, Eastern Meadow Vole, Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper 12
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Gray Hairstreak, Dainty Sulphur, Monarch, American Snout 198

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Moist
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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